The heroes of a HYPERBOREA campaign delve the mazes and labyrinths of vast dungeons filled with horrifying monsters, lethal traps, and bewildering puzzles. They explore savage frontiers, breach hostile borderlands, probe ancient ruins, and investigate cursed tombs. They plunder for treasure and magic in a decaying world inhabited by bloodthirsty beasts and weird, otherworldly beings.

Now in its second edition, AS&SH™ has been expanded to include new classes, new spells, new monsters, new magic items, and more! It also includes a new, full colour map, an introductory town and adventure, as well as hundreds of new illustrations! This new edition is backwards-compatible with the original edition of the game.

Please allow two to three weeks for delivery in the USA and Canada. Orders delivered to the rest of the world can take up to four weeks, or up to six weeks for Australia and New Zealand and elsewhere."

Doug JOctober 07, 2017 5:13 am UTC

PURCHASER

Can't get the Compleat file to open. Seems to be corrupted.

Jason FSeptember 29, 2017 3:27 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Jeff T, I will be at Gary Con, will there be any copies available for sale there?

Jeffrey TOctober 01, 2017 11:00 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Jason -- Yes, sir.

Jason FOctober 02, 2017 7:31 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Great! It will be at the top of my list

Jeff WSeptember 21, 2017 4:32 am UTC

PURCHASER

Just got the PDF. Reading through it and I would buy a physical book in a heartbeat. Love the art, the feel, the feelings it evokes. Wonderful!

Anne TSeptember 22, 2017 1:20 am UTC

Looks like you can still pre-order the hardcover over on the publisher's home page. Here's the direct link: http://www.hyperborea.tv/store/p14/AS%26SH_2E_%28PREORDER%29.html

Antonio ESeptember 18, 2017 9:45 am UTC

Any info about a print on demand option?

Dominique CSeptember 20, 2017 7:29 am UTC

PURCHASER

I am also waiting to buy a POD copy of this book (with a reasonable price).

Antonio ESeptember 20, 2017 8:33 am UTC

I had a private chat with the author, and he said there won't be any for the foreseeable future.

Anne TSeptember 22, 2017 1:22 am UTC

You can still pre-order a physical copy over on the publisher's home page. Here's the direct link: http://www.hyperborea.tv/store/p14/AS%26SH_2E_%28PREORDER%29.html

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say the following two things are what make this a very poor choice for a POD product. It's just too big, and they don't offer the POD function for maps that size...
"AS&SH™ Second Edition will come bundled with a massive, 32 × 40-inch, full-colour map of HYPERBOREA"
"Note that this book, when packaged, is going to weigh over 5 lbs."

Antonio ESeptember 22, 2017 8:36 am UTC

If you are in the US, that's all fine. If you don't, the shipping is likely going to cost more than the book, and that for many people (including myself) means not getting the book.

Andrew MSeptember 24, 2017 12:22 am UTC

PURCHASER

Indeed, my eyes watered at the shipping charges. They are, yes, more than the book itself.

Anne TOctober 29, 2017 10:03 pm UTC

I live in Canada, and shipping would be US$44.99, not to mention customs & brokerage charges, so it would come pretty close to doubling the price for me as well. (Shipping would have been US$12.99 to send it to Maine, a couple hours drive away, just over the border) Isn't it great, then, that they offer the PDF option? North Wind Adventures have no control over the cost of shipping; the only thing they could have done differently is make a smaller book, and eliminate the pull-out map. That would only make a very small minority of their potential audience happy, though, and the compromises necessary really wouldn't be worth their while.

Rodrigo CSeptember 18, 2017 1:57 am UTC

PURCHASER

Setting-wise, how much content was added?

joshua ESeptember 19, 2017 4:58 am UTC

PURCHASER

The review by Eric F. explains the differences

Nicholas CSeptember 17, 2017 8:41 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I can't get the PDF map to open. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thomas BSeptember 18, 2017 2:56 am UTC

FEATURED REVIEWER

Yep. Same issue here.

Scott PSeptember 18, 2017 4:37 am UTC

PURCHASER

Doesn't open for me, either.

Tim LSeptember 18, 2017 7:37 am UTC

PURCHASER

Had the same problem but was able to extract the actual image from the corrupted PDF container. Given that the top 3/4 of the PDF loads in a non-acrobat PDF viewer with the bottom remaining blank I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's possibly the OBS watermarking process that is somehow mucking up the internal data-stream of the PDF...

Rodrigo CSeptember 18, 2017 6:38 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Same issue here.

Jeffrey TSeptember 19, 2017 2:39 am UTC

PUBLISHER

It seems some, though not all, are experiencing this same issue. I have removed the map file and replaced it with a new version. It is a smaller file size, but the resolution is "medium". Please update if you are having issues with the map PDF. My apologies for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jeff T.

Andrew SSeptember 17, 2017 3:07 pm UTC

It's tempting. Any idea when the print version will be out though? I'd rather have that.

Jeffrey TSeptember 19, 2017 2:40 am UTC

PUBLISHER

We begin shipping in October, with fulfillment likely taking us into November. Thank you for your interest.

Anne TSeptember 22, 2017 1:24 am UTC

Jeffrey, I see the link is still up for pre-ordering the physical copy over at your company homepage. Is that accurate? It's still possible?

Andrew, you sound already be aware of this: http://www.hyperborea.tv/store/p14/AS%26SH_2E_%28PREORDER%29.html

Jeffrey TSeptember 23, 2017 4:07 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Yes, this is correct, Anne T, and thank you for noting it! Cheers, ~Jeff T.

Andrew SSeptember 17, 2017 3:07 pm UTC

It's tempting. Any idea when the print version will be out though? I'd rather have that.

Jeffrey TSeptember 23, 2017 4:09 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Andrew S, we are on schedule to start shipping preorders in October, starting with those who pledged on our Kickstarter campaign, followed by standard preorders. This will take us into November for fulfillment.

I'm new to AS&SH, and was immensely rewarded in purchasing this 2E tome! At over 600 pages, I feared mind-boggling circuitous rule-sets, but NOT A PAGE WASTED! The setting, classes, sub-classes, races, equipage, spells, combat systems bestiary, [...]

Many people have already covered the rules impressions and the theme inspirations about this game. I won't repeat those observations here. I want to say one thing however. If you miss the old ad&d rules and want a streamlined presentation of it, [...]

When I saw the Kickstarter page of Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea 2(ASSH) , what convinced me of backing it was the artwork, and mainly what is now the book cover artwork. It's like everything about the game is on it. Like a good [...]

I have been playing AS&SH 1E for a few years now, so 2E was a no brainer, as it adds more classes, more spells, more monsters, more magic items and tons of additional illustrations by great artists. This new edition also includes a new world map, [...]

I am still going through the PDF but it is exactly what I wanted. More of the same and expanded. It is a succint book that is really working over time giving us way more content than the page count would indicate. New classes, New spells, New monsters [...]

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